Equipment
Justin Thomas spotted testing Titleist T200 2-iron at St. Andrews
The conditions at the Old Course at St. Andrews are firm and windy ahead of the 150th Open Championship, and with sunshine in the forecast until Friday, it’ll only continue to get faster.
To battle the conditions, GolfWRX’s early observations show players are testing long iron and driving iron options to replace higher-launching fairway woods. Marc Leishman, for example, told me on Saturday that he’s using a 2-iron for the first time in “awhile,” but he wants something that can flight lower and with more control than his usual 5-wood or 7-wood.
2022 PGA Champion Justin Thomas appears to be considering a similar switch.
In his typical bag setup, Thomas uses a Titleist TSi3 driver, a TS3 3-wood, a 915 Fd 5-wood, and a mixed iron set consisting of a T100 4-iron and custom 621.JT MB irons (5-9).
When he showed up to St. Andrews for a practice round with Tiger Woods on Sunday prior to Open week, however, Thomas also had a T200 2-iron in the bag. The early word from Titleist is that he’s deciding between the 5-wood and 2-iron.
With three days of testing left before The Open begins on Thursday, Thomas hasn’t made a concrete decision, but we’ll keep an eye on his bag throughout the week to see what he decides.
See more photos of JT’s 2-iron here
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Equipment
From the Forums: Should I play a 3-wood or 5-wood?
In our forums, our members have been discussing 3-woods, 5-woods and bag setups. WRXer ‘Cole Fleming’ is currently unsure of his setup, and reached out to fellow members, saying:
“Thoughts on people playing 3 vs 5-wood? I have a high SS 118 with driver 280s + carry. I really never use my 3-wood now as my course doesn’t really have the need unless I move to the back tees. I usually carry it about 260+. I’m ultimately looking for something easier to hit and maybe start trying to use it off the tee some to keep me out of trouble.
I also play a 7-wood. Love it so don’t want them to be to0 close. Ive never even considered or looked at a 5-wood. I have a fitting today so I’m sure I could test them, but wanted somewhat of an idea going into it to tell the fitter so I’m not swinging so many clubs.”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts on the matter, as well as mentioning what has worked best for their game.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- pu_golf88: “I’m dropping the 3 wood this year for a 5 wood. I hit my drivers a similar distance as you and find that my 3 wood isn’t a fairway finder, I really only use it if there’s a dogleg where a driver would go thru where I want to land the ball. I think a 5 wood goes far enough to use it as a fairway finder off the tee when I want more distance than hitting my 3 driving iron.”
- T626G: “I myself have decided to try a 5-wood. Never really had much luck or need with a 3-wood. Should be easier to hit. I’m going to cut it down a 1/2″ just to help control it and swing easier.”
- jedc: “Adjustable 5-wood turned down to 4-wood loft (and open looking face is nice). I had a fitting last month and really liked the PXG Black Ops 5-wood.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: Should I play a 3-wood or 5-wood?”
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/25/24): TaylorMade 300 blackout mini driver
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a TaylorMade 300 blackout mini driver.
From the seller: (@jetro110): “TaylorMade 300 Mini Blackout, All stock with Tour Velvet +4 grip, includes headcover $300.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: TaylorMade 300 blackout mini driver
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Whats in the Bag
Peter Malnati’s winning WITB: 2024 Valspar Championship
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSi3 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 70 X
Hybrid: Titleist 818 H2 (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4) Buy here, Titleist T150 (5) Buy here, Titleist T100 (6-9) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White S400
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-08M, 60-04T @62) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron TourType Special Select Masterful Tour Prototype Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow Buy here.
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Jack
Jul 15, 2022 at 1:10 pm
using it to miss the cut?
paulo
Jul 12, 2022 at 6:51 am
pro golfer tests 2 iron at firm links course. is that really the best story from the week this far ?
Gordy3279
Jul 12, 2022 at 11:42 am
It’s better than the LIV non sense which is becoming nauseating.
Jessup
Jul 11, 2022 at 9:11 pm
T200 irons fell awful.
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